In a Special General Body meeting, the AIFF has adopted the revised constitution alongside changes recommended by the Supreme Court. However, it has sought clarification from the Supreme Court relating to adoption of Article 23.3 and 25.3 (c) and (d).
UPDATE
Supreme Court is not inclined to amend the two articles which AIFF found contentious
Article 23.3 regarding amendment to the constitution needing guidance/approval from the Supreme Court need not be adopted.
Article 25.3 (c) and (d) dealing with AIFF members not being able to hold a dual position in State FAs to be implemented after AIFF elections next year.
Read here for more information on the clarification issued by Supreme Court
The constitution was approved by the court after nearly a decade of litigation in September 2025. The court then directed AIFF to ratify and adopt the constitution by October in line with the FIFA deadline.
The “new” bone of contention AIFF now has with the constitution are the Articles 23.3 and 25.3 (c) and (d). Article 25.3 states that if a person is elected to the Executive Committee of the AIFF, then they would have deemed to have vacated their post in the state/member association and vice-versa. This has led to a Catch-22 situation within the AIFF as the majority of Ex Co members hold senior post in their respective state associations.
Apart from that, the “eminent players” who are part of AIFF committees are associated with clubs and academies. Due to the conflict of interest clause, they too would have to to cut ties with clubs and academies.
Further reading on this issue here…
With reference to Article 23.3, FIFA has raised a concern with the wording of the clause which states that any amendment to the constitution needs guidance/approval from the Supreme Court. The world governing body for football believes that this counts as interference into the independence of member associations.
When the AIFF approached the Supreme Court regarding these issues, the court said it was not interested in monitoring Indian Football and said they will issue clarification on these issues after it consults with former SC judge L Nageswara Rao who was in charge of framing the draft constitution which was subsequently approved by the SC.
More clarification on this matter here…
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